Section 345 IAC 9-1-3 - DefinitionsAuthority: IC 15-17
Affected: IC 15-17; IC 16-42
Sec. 3.
Unless otherwise required by context, the definitions in IC 15-17-2 and IC 15-17-5 and the following definitions apply throughout this article:
(1) "Act" means the Indiana Meat and Poultry Inspection and Humane Slaughter Act in IC 15-17-5.(2) "Administrator" means the state veterinarian, division director, or other board employee to whom authority has been delegated under the act.(3) "Animal food manufacturer" means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing or processing animal food derived wholly or in part from carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses of livestock.(4) "Antelope" means any animal belonging to the antelope family.(5) "Area supervisor", "circuit supervisor", or "meat inspector supervisor" means a designated division employee who is in charge of the division's inspection and operational duties in a geographical area of the state.(6) "Bison" means any American bison or catalo or cattalo.(7) "Board", "state board", or "department" means the Indiana state board of animal health.(8) "Buffalo" means any animal belonging to the buffalo family.(9) "Commerce" means commerce within Indiana. The term includes, without limitation, a transfer of ownership or an offer to transfer ownership by sale or otherwise, and the transportation of products on public roads of the state pursuant to a business transaction.(10) "Catalo" or "cattalo" means any hybrid animal with American bison appearance resulting from direct crossbreeding of American bison and cattle.(11) "Deer" means any member of the deer family.(12) "Division" or "program" means the meat and poultry inspection division of the board.(13) "Division director" or "regional director" means the veterinarian employed by the board to whom authority has been delegated to direct the meat and poultry inspection program.(14) "Division employee" or "program employee" means the inspectors and all other individuals employed by the board and authorized to do any work or perform any duty in connection with the enforcement of the act.(15) "Establishment" or "recognized establishment" means any building, or part thereof, or other location used for slaughtering animals or poultry or preparing meat or poultry, meat food products, and meat byproducts capable of use as a human food.(16) "Elk" means any American elk.(17) "Exotic livestock" or "exotic animal" means any:(F) bison; that are livestock. (18) "Field antemortem inspection" means the antemortem inspection of an animal away from the official establishment's premises.(19) "Field designated area" means a designated area approved by the board where field antemortem inspection is to be performed.(20) "Food safety and inspection service" or "FSIS", referenced in 9 CFR, means the board.(21) "Household consumer" or "household" means those who dwell under the same roof as a family and utilize economic goods.(22) "Indiana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" means the act found at IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4.(23) "Inspection" or "inspection service" means inspection under the act by agents of the board.(24) "Inspector-in-charge" means a designated division employee who is in charge of one (1) or more official establishments within an area and is responsible to the area supervisor.(25) "Livestock" means the following:(F) Farm-raised cervidae.(26) "Meat" means the part of the muscle of any livestock that is skeletal or is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart, or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve, and blood vessels that: (A) normally accompany the muscle tissue; and(B) are not separated from it in the process of dressing. The term does not mean the muscle found in the lips, snout, or ears.
(27) "Official establishment" means an establishment granted inspection under the provisions of the act and this article.(28) "Official inspection legend" means the official inspection mark prescribed in 345 IAC 9-12.(29) "Official mark" means any symbol prescribed in 345 IAC 9-12 to identify the status of any article or poultry under the act.(30) "Person" means any:(J) estate; or his or her legal representative or agent. (31) "Poultry" means a domesticated bird, whether live or dead, and includes domesticated: (32) "Raw agricultural commodity" has the meaning set forth in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)(33) "Reindeer" means any reindeer commonly referred to as caribou.(34) "Renderer" means any person engaged in the business of rendering carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses of livestock or poultry. The term does not include rendering conducted under inspection or exemption under this rule.(35) "Secretary", "state veterinarian", or "administrator" means the state veterinarian appointed under IC 15-17-4.(36) "Supervision" means controls implemented by board officials under the act and this article to ensure compliance with the act and this article. Supervision may include periodic observation or review as allowed under board policies.(37) "United States" or "U.S.", as used in 9 CFR, followed by the term:(A) inspected and passed;(C) inspected and condemned;(E) passed for refrigeration;(G) suspect; means Indiana or state of Indiana followed by the appropriate term. (38) "Water buffalo" means: (A) any Asiatic water buffalo, commonly referred to as carabao; and(B) the water buffalo of India, commonly referred to as the Indian buffalo.Indiana State Board of Animal Health; Reg HMP-1R, CH A, PT 1, Sec 1.2; filed Feb 11, 1972, 2:00 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 223; filed Aug 13, 1973, 9:20 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1974, p. 227; filed May 26, 1978, 3:30 p.m.: 1 IR 102; filed Aug 12, 1987, 4:30 p.m.: 11 IR 11; filed Dec 10, 1997, 11:30 a.m.: 21 IR 1296; filed Sep 10, 1999, 9:14 a.m.: 23 IR 13; filed Oct 30, 2000, 2:06 p.m.: 24 IR 676; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; filed Sep 18, 2012, 2:21 p.m.: 20121017-IR-345120108FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health ( 410 IAC 9-1-3) to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health ( 345 IAC 9-1-3) by P.L. 137-1996, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1996.Readopted filed 7/16/2018, 9:00 a.m.: 20180815-IR-345180196RFAReadopted filed 7/17/2024, 3:19 p.m.: 20240814-IR-345230759RFATransferred from the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 9-1-3) to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (345 IAC 9-1-3) by P.L.137-1996, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1996.